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Officials explain gravel purchases; Pine Mountain Stone sole bidder for larger 'Class 3' rock
Summary
Road staff said Pine Mountain Stone was the only bidder for the larger Class 3 stone the county buys for shoulder and road repairs; commissioners were told about quantities bought and price differences on other grades.
Road department staff told Pike County Fiscal Court that Pine Mountain Stone (also referred to as Mountain) was the only vendor to bid on Class 3 stone, the larger rock the county uses to repair shoulders and significant breaks beside roads.
A staff member described Class 3 as the larger stone used to fix shoulder failures and said the county bought about 4,000 tons of Class 3 stone over the last year. For a smaller grade called 50 sevens, staff said the county purchased roughly 1,300 tons and that Mountain’s price was about $4.10 per ton cheaper on that grade, which staff estimated could save roughly $130 per truckload.
Commissioner Lewis had asked about the county’s efforts to buy locally; staff and Judge Jones said the county seeks the best price but cannot always source specific grades locally because many local bidders do not sell Class 3 stone. Staff said Mountain (Pine Mountain Stone) supplied about 80% of the rock the county bought in the referenced year because no other local vendor bid for Class 3.
Following the explanation, the court approved completed and scheduled work orders by roll call (Commissioners Scott, Atkins, Lewis and Judge Jones recorded “yes”).
